Glencoe News

The calendar item couldn't have been more titillating: "The myths about women's unmentionables," a discussion on the history of underclothing.

Dozens of bicycles were stolen in Wilmette, Winnetka and Glencoe last year. While police made several arrests and recovered a number of bikes , many more were never found.

Former Glencoe resident Charles G. Martin was living the dream. From 2005-07, he spent more than $1 million at a strip club and restaurants, nearly $1 million at elite hotels, and another $1 million renting flight time on private jets.

Two Principals of Foreign Currency Trading Firm Sentenced for $17 M... by Evan Bedard at loansafe.org - CHICAGO-Two principals of a foreign currency trading firm that collapsed in 2007 were sentenced to 17 years and 12.5 years in federal prison, respectively, after pleading guilty to fraud charges for operating a Ponzi-type scheme that diverted ... (more)

Tony Award winner Deanna Dunagan , the Chicago star who played the strained, cancerous and addicted matron Violet Weston in Broadway's August: Osage County , will be Madame Armfeldt in Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's A Little Night Music in the Chicago area this spring and summer.

High temperatures in the area hovered around 58 degrees Tuesday. It's hard to believe that exactly one year ago we were bracing for nearly two feet of snow.

Former Glencoe resident Charles G. Martin was living the dream. From 2005-07, he spent more than $1 million at a strip club and restaurants, nearly $1 million at elite hotels, and another $1 million renting flight time on private jets.

The two scammers diverted nearly $17 million from their victims worldwide and used the money on "lavish lifestyles," including travel on private jets, expensive cars, and jewelry, the release said.

Buffalo Grove resident and State Rep. Sidney Mathias is among the candidates to serve as alternate delegate for presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.

Rep. Jan Schakowsky A received the overwhelming endorsement for reelection to her 9 th Congressional District seat Sunday from the New Trier Democratic Organization in Winnetka.

The Rev. David Wood of the Glencoe Union Church, 263 Park Ave., said Friday that his congregation is on board for a partnership with Family Promise Chicago North Shore, Inc., a branch of a national organization that provides temporary shelter for families in transition to permanent housing.

Beekeeping is a growing trend in the suburbs and now Des Plaines city officials, at the urging of Ward 4 resident Rick Bohning, are investigating whether it should be allowed there.

For Peter ten Brink, the best part of acting is not the glamour, it's the practice.

Hoarding is a hot topic these days, with several television shows and numerous news items devoted to the topic.

Justin Roberts will bring his whimsical, rocking children's music for both parents and children to Glencoe Union Church, 263 Park Ave., Glencoe, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.

LAST WEEK: Winnetka Police Blotter: Theft, Criminal Damage and Disobedient Drivers Jan.

After rigorous preparation and hard work, a group of special education students in Michigan realized their dream to attend Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala.

Writer Ellen Blum Barish shares the story of how Martin Luther King, Jr. inspired her father to join the civil rights movement.

"I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library." A -A Jane Austen, "Pride and Prejudice" A contributor Shelly Reuben in which she paid tribute to her hometown Glencoe, IL public library I decided ... (more)

The excitement was palpable as the crowd awaited Martin Luther King Jr.'s arrival in the packed sanctuary ofA Congregation Solel .